Table of Contents
Week of 04/23/1993

Articles

Jacob defends U.S. Cannes pix

 

Exhibs leery of TCI-Carolco PPV

 

Prez in 'advanced' talks to purchase Thames unit

 

JD reported unmoved by Fin-Syn plea

 

Human Rights pic fest slated for N.Y.

 

HBO's 'Band' hits sour note

 

Union exec: IA losing TV pic biz

 

Miramax nabs rights to 'Gunmen'

 

WB buys 'Jones'

 

Wm. Morris office to rep Joanou

 

Agent trio Renaissance men

 

'Black Beauty' rides again in Thompson helm debut

 

MCA suspect pleads innocent

 

Cannes Festival additions

 

Filing vs. Credit Lyonnais amended

 

Gaylord posts 1st qtr. net loss

 

Suit seeks to brake a TBS breakup

 

Liberty, CBN buy more IFE

 

Exiled Skase blasts Kerkorian, Murdoch

 

L.A. Works cleaning up

 

Sony hosts 'CityKids Speak'

 

'Leap's' last episode May 5

 

'Designing Women' latest to call it quits

 

Verdict cites Hammer firm

 

King stays in CNN stable, signs six-year pact

 

Miami's Fox affil to buy WHDH

 

'Tonight' edges 'Nightline' in Nielsens

 

'Walker' gets the draw on Nielsen rating foes

 

Small airwave bids

 

Infoblurber accused of misrepresentation

 

SAG, AFTRA contract wins 96% support

 

Light Opera cuts top post

 

Special Tonys for B'way AIDS org, La Jolla

 

Ex-Col titan Schneider dies

 

Jack Lynn

 

Steve Douglas

 

U.S. Pavilion hosts helmer conference

 

Short Takes

 

On exhibition: portraits of the director as an artist

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Latest Eszterhas saga plays offscreen

 

'Indecent' 1st in 3rd

 

TCI-Carolco PPV pact: $ 90 mil, 4 pix

 

Schulman to direct for Caravan

 

'Bitterroot' leaves Par

 

French mogul Cazes launches global push

 

Miramax markets itself

 

Perez set to co-star in '$ 2 Million Tip'

 

Pink slips fly at WWOR as indie slashes 41 jobs

 

Variety at Cannes

 

NBC sinks teeth into Par 'Viper'

 

MTV nears deal to develop 1st pic

 

'Turtles 3' wins marketing award

 

Goldstein, Jason join for prod'n

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Goldwyn hopes to boost value with reverse split

 

Perelman boosts Marvel stock offer

 

ROTH sees success for PPV, multiplexing

 

Farrell re-emerges in Porno for Pyros

 

Isaak back on track with 'Days' album

 

AFMA hands its Euro interests to Safir

 

H'wood showbiz firms get CRA funds

 

Seven new pix R, two PG-13

 

NBC schemes to make Sat. scene with teens

 

Grundy sets co-prod'n

 

Carolco still reels despite deal

 

Britain's Globe reopens doors

 

It's not easy being small at Mip-TV

 

Arrow to join N.Y. firm

 

International Briefs

 

Europe B.O. falls to earth after Easter-week orbit

 

'Problem Child' star takes stand in suit

 

Short Takes

 

VH-1 to roll 'Rumor' strip

 

'Level' playing fields covered with big gray areas

 

Will 'Barney' play outside preschools?

 

'Map' finds its way to solid B.O. in N.Y., L.A.

 

Syndication Briefs

 

'Chase' dawns at Aquarius

 

Benjamin Baldwin

 

Murphy J. Bennett

 

Don Clay

 

Golan sues Carolco over screen credit

 

Valdez wants to make Chavez film

 

Oz powers team in satcast bid

 

Denton put in charge of BBC TV drama dept.

 

Brit's TV picture fuzzy

 

Seattle Fest unveils eclectic, mixed sked

 

'Aladdin' tops Disney vid slate

 

HSN adds 3 to exec roster

 

Legal, ethical views conflict

 

Disney changes its spots: No Dalmatians, et al.

 

AFI, Kushner top NEA list of big money recipients

 

Lawrence walks off 'Vicki!' set

 

IIt's Conan the 'Late Night' host

 

SPE romancing Whitaker

 

Block ankling R&C for Orion

 

'Aladdin' lights up Disney's 2nd quarter

 

Houston crowds fatten up on film fest's leaner sked

 

McNaughton, Jones ride agency boomerang

 

'Indecent' proposes to stay on top

 

2 concert exex draw jail time

 

'Time's' marching on to TriStar movie pact

 

Kerkorian court motion asks for dismissal of MGM's suit

 

Financial Briefs

 

QVC pushes into Mexico

 

Savoy lines up $85 mil

 

'Child' suit won by U

 

Emmys honor Doug Marland

 

OC Arts Center gets $1.5 million

 

Heritage on satellite

 

Short Takes

 

More plays to come - maybe - Simon sez

 

Guilds want assurances for stamping CAA-CL link

 

Imagine bursting with development work

 

Lightstorm strikes deal for $100 mil

 

Kornblit out as Universal exec veepee

 

'Negligence' in Lee death

 

NBC affils ponder Conan the unknown

 

Kid fare grows at Showtime

 

Scribes shut down computer bulletin board

 

Philly's KYW-TV draws FCC decency probe

 

CBC hit by new round of budget cutbacks

 

Delay in cable rules opposed

 

Two 'Vicki!' segs canceled

 

Hour seg to be the end of NBC's 'World'

 

Euro Disney posts 'substantial' loss

 

Clear Channel posts record 1st qtr.

 

Analysts mixed on Disney

 

TCI puts $ 10 mil into Interactive Network

 

Carmike net jumps in 1st qtr.

 

'Xuxa' gets go-ahead

 

'Walker' takes off, boosts CBS to win

 

Winifred Hervey enters exclusive NBC Prods. pact

 

Cabler wants free b'cast time for pol ads

 

Actors sign on for Family Classics

 

Distribs flock to 'Mortadelo'

 

Fox summer pic lineup mixes features, telepix

 

Hitched

 

Births

 

'Getting Even' brings Danson, Culkin together

 

Music publishers hail Hill

 

Henley sued in Mulholland property squabble

 

Hemdale appoints two in pub-media

 

Judge keeps documents in CL suits sealed

 

Second stockholder sues AMC

 

Goldwyn ups Macgregor

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Short Takes

 

U.S. ad-vantage irks Canadians

 

Scouting former U.S.S.R.

 

Ferruzzi boosts shares, firms TMC commitment

 

Barry Hall

 

Edna Amadon Toney

 

Larry Berthelson

 

Howard Young

 

Arleen Whelan

 

Gladys Collins Lehman

 

Maxine Flora Finsterwald

 

Forget ratings: Webs have it in for blondes, men

 

Gladstein to Miramax post

 

State eyes crackdown on agencies

 

NBC slam dunks NBA deal

 

Chestnut Hill buys 'Nobody'

 

Only sports remain in Swanson's lineup

 

'Treks,' 'Untouchables' back

 

H'wood Action Committee lobbies Clinton on Bosnia

 

Yellen's 'Lace' gets blue ribbon

 

Basinger's court tab upped $859,000

 

Tig Prods. has films, TV in works

 

TW thinks the world's ready for interaction

 

Lee finally makes riot-delayed UCI talk

 

WMA inks pic director Arthur Hiller

 

Trimark posts gain in 3rd-qtr. Net

 

Kodak stock plummets on CFO's resignation

 

Astral's annual net profits drop, cash flow rises

 

Record qtr. for Viacom

 

Financial Briefs

 

Birnbaum joins ITC as sr. VP

 

NBC renews 'Mysteries'

 

NATAS to honor Hearst prez

 

Int'l film, TV shows on tap at WGF fest

 

Orion signs 'RoboCop' series deal

 

Lawrence doc says give it a rest

 

Most syndie shows seen leveling off

 

Clinton campaign foe to co-host talkshow

 

Births

 

Sony Pictures mulls options for interactive plunge

 

'Aladdin' vid fete, Martin speech to kick off VSDA

 

Worker sues Par over mishap

 

FCN orders ani 'Spider-Man' for weekday lineup in fall '94

 

Guilds, Ovitz hit impasse in Credit Lyonnais talks

 

Hitched

 

Par proceeds with plans for 'Next Generation' pic

 

Prince says recording career over

 

WB's 'Dave' gets D.C.'s vote at special sneak screening

 

Simon says he'll hold TV violence hearings in May

 

Loews prices to drop 15%, fest officials say

 

Exec Shuffle

 

2 additional webs join bid for Oz pay TV license

 

BSkyB buys 'Beach,' 'Dove 2'

 

RPTA/Primetime Chrysalis distrib

 

Cross-border porn issue tossed to European Court

 

Spaniards flock to cine opening

 

Short Takes

 

Agent guilty of fondling actresses

 

May means media at AFI

 

Let les bon temps roll at the Jazz Festival tour

 

Peter Hammer

 

Dieter Plage

 

Dominick Seminerio

 

Joy Baker

 

'Man' imagines future riots, peace

 

Reviews

The Who's Tommy

Dave

Indian Summer

Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies: Born Too Soon

Walker, Texas Ranger One Riot, One Ranger

Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies Born Too Soon

Much Ado About Nothing

Who's the Man?

How U Like Me Now

Neria

112th & Central: Through the Eyes of the Children

Barbarians

Ain't Broadway Grand

Frontline L.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City

The Green Umbrella

Fires in the Mirror

The Night We Never Met

Posse

Blood Brothers



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